In case you ask any Remaining Fantasy fan what their prime 5 favourite songs within the franchise are, there is a 99 p.c probability certainly one of them is "To Zanarkand" from Remaining Fantasy X. Nevertheless, it seems, it wasn't initially supposed for the sport.
This information comes from Audrey (aitaikimochi on X, previously Twitter), a mega Remaining Fantasy fan, Twitch streamer, and CEO of Aitai Japan Inc., who translated a latest interview between Weekly Ochiai and Remaining Fantasy X composer Nobuo Uematsu, whose credit additionally embody One-Winged Angel and Aerith’s Theme from Remaining Fantasy VII and a lot extra. In that interview, Uematsu revealed “To Zanarkand” initially started as a bit for a French flute participant, meant to be performed throughout a recital.
“‘To Zanarkand’ was really not meant to be the theme for Remaining Fantasy X,” Uematsu tells Weekly Ochiai, as translated by Audrey on X. “There was a flute participant from France who initially requested me to jot down a track for them to play throughout a recital. Once I wrote the piece, I believed maybe this sounded a bit too unhappy for a recital. So I set it apart in the interim.
“Someday after, once I was making the rating of Remaining Fantasy X, I used to be falling behind all of the whereas the producers had been hounding me. So since that flute piece was unused, I simply sort of meekly handed it to them. They listened to it and mentioned, ‘Sure! That is good!’”
On reflection, it’s wild “To Zanarkand” wasn’t initially composed by Uematsu for Remaining Fantasy X as a result of it matches the sport’s themes so properly, nailing the somber and unhappy tone current all through Tidus and Yuna’s journey in Spira.
For extra about Remaining Fantasy music, learn Sport Informer’s unique four-part sequence on composer Masayoshi Soken’s rating for final yr’s Remaining Fantasy XVI:
After that, learn Sport Informer’s assessment of Remaining Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster.
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